著名饼干“奥利奥”险些走上法庭_报刊文摘
biscuit harms kids
因含有损健康的转化油，著名的奶油夹心饼干"奥利奥"险些走上法庭。
原文
among your favourite snacks (零食), there may be chocolate biscuits called oreos. (奥利奥) but you probably never knew that with every mouthful, you may be harming your health.
a san francisco lawyer filed (起诉) a lawsuit in early may against kraft foods (kraft食品公司), the maker of oreos. though he withdrew his charges on may 13, he said his move was only to get people to know about the dangers of trans fat (转化油) found in the black and white biscuits.
the lawyer, stephen joseph, argued that the trans fat that makes the filling creamy and the biscuit crisp is too dangerous for children to eat.
he said there was a big difference between his lawsuit and others that were brought against tobacco and mcdonald’s.
consumers, joseph said, already know that tobacco is bad for them and that mcdonald’s food contains a lot of fat. but "trans fat is not the same thing at all. very few people know about it."
the us national academy of sciences’ institute of medicine, which advises the government on health matters, said last summer that this kind of fat should not be eaten at all. the organization said it is directly connected with heart disease and the buildup of bad cholesterol (胆固醇) .
but the us department of agriculture said vegetable oils that contain trans fat, are present in about 40 per cent of the food in supermarkets. biscuits, crackers and popcorn (爆米花) are the biggest carriers.
the us food and drug administration has tried to force food companies to include the trans fat content on food packages, but the companies have objected to the rule. even food labelled "low in cholesterol" may have high percentages of trans fat.
if customers know about trans fat from food labels, it could prevent 7,600 to 17,100 cases of coronary heart disease and 2,500 to 5,600 deaths per year, the fda said.
(from page 2, school edition issue no.79)
译文
你喜爱的零食中或许有种叫“奥利奥”的巧克力饼干，那么你多半不知道曾经享受的每一口都损害着自己的身体。
5月初，美国洛杉矶的一位律师起诉了奥利奥饼干的生产商——kraft食品公司。尽管最终于13日撤诉，他仍希望自己的行为能够让人们对这种饼干里的转化油成份提高警惕。
这位律师，表示转化油使得奥利奥饼干的夹心像奶油，也使饼干酥脆，但却对儿童十分危险。他还认为自己的案件与针对烟草和麦当劳等的案件性质大有不同。
他说，消费者都知道烟草有害健康，麦当劳食品脂肪含量过高。但“转化油却完全不同。很少有人了解这种物质。”
美国国家院医学研究院负责为政府提供健康方面的政策咨询。此机构曾在去年夏天宣布这种转化油根本不能食用；这种油还可直接导致心脏疾病，致使胆固醇升高。
另一方面，美国农业部却表示，转化油是蔬菜油的成分之一；而在目前超市销售的商品中，40%的食品由蔬菜油制成；其中，饼干、克力架和爆米花转化油的含量最高。
美国食品与药品管理局(fda)一直在努力迫使食品公司在含有转化油的食品包装上注明此成分，但遭到很多公司反对。即使标有“低胆固醇”的食品也仍可能含大量转化油。
据fda估测，如果消费者可从包装上得知此食品是否含转化油，每年就可减少7,600到17,100例冠心病发作，还可减少2,500到5,600例死亡。
因含有损健康的转化油，著名的奶油夹心饼干"奥利奥"险些走上法庭。
原文
among your favourite snacks (零食), there may be chocolate biscuits called oreos. (奥利奥) but you probably never knew that with every mouthful, you may be harming your health.
a san francisco lawyer filed (起诉) a lawsuit in early may against kraft foods (kraft食品公司), the maker of oreos. though he withdrew his charges on may 13, he said his move was only to get people to know about the dangers of trans fat (转化油) found in the black and white biscuits.
the lawyer, stephen joseph, argued that the trans fat that makes the filling creamy and the biscuit crisp is too dangerous for children to eat.
he said there was a big difference between his lawsuit and others that were brought against tobacco and mcdonald’s.
consumers, joseph said, already know that tobacco is bad for them and that mcdonald’s food contains a lot of fat. but "trans fat is not the same thing at all. very few people know about it."
the us national academy of sciences’ institute of medicine, which advises the government on health matters, said last summer that this kind of fat should not be eaten at all. the organization said it is directly connected with heart disease and the buildup of bad cholesterol (胆固醇) .
but the us department of agriculture said vegetable oils that contain trans fat, are present in about 40 per cent of the food in supermarkets. biscuits, crackers and popcorn (爆米花) are the biggest carriers.
the us food and drug administration has tried to force food companies to include the trans fat content on food packages, but the companies have objected to the rule. even food labelled "low in cholesterol" may have high percentages of trans fat.
if customers know about trans fat from food labels, it could prevent 7,600 to 17,100 cases of coronary heart disease and 2,500 to 5,600 deaths per year, the fda said.
(from page 2, school edition issue no.79)
译文
你喜爱的零食中或许有种叫“奥利奥”的巧克力饼干，那么你多半不知道曾经享受的每一口都损害着自己的身体。
5月初，美国洛杉矶的一位律师起诉了奥利奥饼干的生产商——kraft食品公司。尽管最终于13日撤诉，他仍希望自己的行为能够让人们对这种饼干里的转化油成份提高警惕。
这位律师，表示转化油使得奥利奥饼干的夹心像奶油，也使饼干酥脆，但却对儿童十分危险。他还认为自己的案件与针对烟草和麦当劳等的案件性质大有不同。
他说，消费者都知道烟草有害健康，麦当劳食品脂肪含量过高。但“转化油却完全不同。很少有人了解这种物质。”
美国国家院医学研究院负责为政府提供健康方面的政策咨询。此机构曾在去年夏天宣布这种转化油根本不能食用；这种油还可直接导致心脏疾病，致使胆固醇升高。
另一方面，美国农业部却表示，转化油是蔬菜油的成分之一；而在目前超市销售的商品中，40%的食品由蔬菜油制成；其中，饼干、克力架和爆米花转化油的含量最高。
美国食品与药品管理局(fda)一直在努力迫使食品公司在含有转化油的食品包装上注明此成分，但遭到很多公司反对。即使标有“低胆固醇”的食品也仍可能含大量转化油。
据fda估测，如果消费者可从包装上得知此食品是否含转化油，每年就可减少7,600到17,100例冠心病发作，还可减少2,500到5,600例死亡。